Sᴏʟ Rᴀᴠᴇʜ TᴇSᴛ DƦɪᴠᴇ #2: Beyond the Idol Doors

[solravehmods]

As before, new arrivals begin to show up in the Altar Room, disoriented and confused after their conversation with the strange spirit known as Ozuma.

Unlike before, though, there are further places to go, to explore than there were at the beginning of all of this. The Storage Room beyond the Altar Room, the Tower of Winds with it's broken cage and spiraling walk way up to a balcony over looking the sea. And even more than that, through the opened idol doors and past another set of raised walls, there is a door way out to a bridge stretching high, high over the churning ocean below.

Unfortunately not even our new arrivals can go much further than that right now. Certainly there is more to see, but beyond that bridge the next area is as dark as those places before have been.

Of course, you could try defeating the darkness within... if you're really that brave.

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Chloe Price | Life is Strange

[papiliocaeruleo]

This is total bullshit...

[An odd scent drifts through the air, coming from the open window leading to the Tower of Winds. Acrid, bitter, smoke but not the kind that comes from simply fire.

Chloe Price had always wanted to get the hell out of Arcadia Bay, but this was not how she had intended it to happen.

She was staring dull-eyed in to the dimly lit tower, a cigarette between two fingers and her legs dangling over the ledge of the window with thin bare shoulders hunched and a perpetual scowl on her features.]

"Fight darkness"... what the hell does that even mean?!

[And yes, she was talking to herself.

Mostly because Max wasn't around to talk to.

Neither was anyone else that was supposedly here, either.]

[scary_music]

...

Oh man... that's... a good question!

[Ibuki was just wandering around, because hey she likes to explore places. She just hoped none of this darkness actually popped up nearby...]

Ibuki thinks this Ozuma-chan dude has no clue what he's doing if he's grabbing random people to fight dorkness!!

Marshal Trahearne | Guild Wars 2

[marshalofthepact]

[ This is a race that the castle has yet to see, but sure enough here he is.

Marshal of the Pact, Firstborne of the Sylvari, and Cleanser of Orr. Trehearne.

Fighting was not something he was unaccustomed to, after all it was sort of part of his job. Still, there was a difference between dragon minions and....beings of pure darkness? This, was not going to end well.

So instead he just stood there, looking around. Great sword strapped to his back as he seemed to watch the people around him. He was ready to draw his weapon the moment anyone moved with the intent to attack, one hand hovering over his shoulder and the hilt of Caladbolg. ]

[papiliocaeruleo]

[Nope. None. The tower that Chloe was dangling her feet in to was quiet. And dusty. And smelled kind of bad. But no signs of any darkness outside of the normal shadows cast by flickering lamps.

The sudden voice behind her does make the skinny girl jump a bit, but she only really turns her head to look at the one speaking, giving a snort at what was being said.]

"Dorkness"? Nicknaming the forces of evil are you?

Awesome hair, by the way. Totally Seattle punk.

[scary_music]

Well, why not? I mean, if it's gonna be evil anyway, it's not like we should call it the proper name or anything, right?

Ibuki has no idea what Seattle punk is like, because she's never been there! But thanks! Your hair is pretty cool, too!

[arrowroot]

[No, it won't end well. For the moment, though, it's actually pretty quiet save for the quiet chattering among the confused arrival. Eventually some one will cry out through the crowd, though it might be hard to see where it came from given that the person it belongs to is tiny, even with her shockingly bright red hair.] Marshal Traherane?!

[papiliocaeruleo]

[Standing there is totally a good way to get run in to, right?

Right.

Chloe has removed herself from the storage room where she was hanging out now that the voices of other arrivals have gotten her attention, but of course she's not really paying attention to many of them because she's looking for a certain familiar face.

One that is obviously not leafy and green.

The skinny teen bumps right in to Trahearne, stumbling backwards with every intent to tear him to him verbally for being "in her way" (he wasn't), but she stops and instead stares.

A lot.]

... what the hell--

[papiliocaeruleo]

I don't think that's it's name, I think it's a description. But, whatever. You do you, I guess.

[Chloe is not going to tell some one else how to live their life when she doesn't even know them.]

Heh... thanks.

[She puts her half finished cigarette in her mouth, scratching up under her beanie.]

Anyone you know here yet? Or is this a "one ticket to ride" sorta thing?

Caithe | Guild Wars 2

[notyourdearheart]

[ This is not her day. She had listened, of course, because when you wake up after being knocked down by a nightmare, you have to figure out what is going on.

Darkness? She had her Wyld Hunt taken from her, she needed to get back to it.

So there is yet another plant in the altar room, but this one isn't standing there ready to fight. Caithe skirts the edges of the room, hands on the daggers at her side. ]

[scary_music]

Eh, even if Ibuki finds out its real name, Ibuki's still gonna call it Dorkness!

... and then hide behind somebody big and strong, probably! Whoops!

[Because no way does Ibuki know how to... okay, Ibuki does know how to fight but... she'd rather not think much about that]

It totally sucks, but Ibuki doesn't know anybody here!

... man, though, how many times is Ibuki going to end up suddenly in another weird place...

[arrowroot]

Hello, Caithe.

[That was not a face Ana had expected to see in the small gathering of new arrivals, but there she was, trying to go unnoticed and for the moment failing.

Mostly because bright green and white tends to stick out among sandy colored stone and gray sarcophagi.

Unfortunately Ana's last memory of home was basically Caithe stealing the egg, and the ships going down because of Mordremoth. So.

She's not happy.

Sorry, Caithe. Angry tiny red head is staring at you with her arms crossed looking rather perturbed.]

[papiliocaeruleo]

That won't be me, horn-hair. The only thing that makes me feel big and strong is a gun, which I don't think is gonna help anyone here right now.

[Sorry, Ibuki. This one isn't much of a fighter either.]

"Another" weird place? What's that about?

[notyourdearheart]

[ Deeper shadows need to be found, or she should actually go invisible.

It's probably a sign that Ana will read as guilt, that the firstborn twitches and half-draws a dagger at her name being called. It.. wasn't that great when she had been last addressed.

She does straighten and try to look not as rattled as she feels. ]

Oh. It's you. [ She was the redhead that Logan had brought along and boasted about for a while.

... and the one who had been caught up in the events with the egg. Caithe's eyes go over Ana's back, but ... things aren't matching up.

So she leaves it at that. ]

[arrowroot]

[Logan did like to boast about the twins a lot. Children of Shining Blade did tend to get preferential treatment from him, and it didn't help that Rurik became his little Serpah prodigy.

As irritated as Ana was about the mess before the ships crashing, there really wasn't much she could do about it here, and while she watched Caithe's movements for any sign that she might need to be on guard a sigh did escape her as her hands fell to her sides.]

Me, and Rurik. No one else, though. You don't have to worry about Logan trying to throw you out a window or anything.

[A pause, lips pursed.]

I would ask "what the hell" but I have a feeling I won't get a straight answer.

[scary_music]

Okay! If Ibuki finds somebody big enough to protect us, Ibuki will let you know right away, Blue-chan!

[there's bound to be somebody that is more up to the task around here]

Well, this is... the third time Ibuki's suddenly ended up somewhere else! The first time was a tropical island-[which, admittedly, she now knew plenty more details about the how and why but she wasn't about to share those details-]-, and then after that Ibuki was in this weird place with floating islands and stuff. And now, here!

SOBBING I CAN'T BRAIN much asking...

[notyourdearheart]

"What" is incredibly vague, so no. You won't.

[ It's said lightly, even if Caithe is aware what Ana is asking about. Given she had last seen the woman while she was running from a mess-

And really, Ana, Logan would probably ask her before attempting to chuck her out a window.

Lots of still wary, but its quiet. ]

Ferin Solanum | Guild Wars 2

[muffledwords]

[ Man why are all these plant people showing up? Well here's another one, only this one isn't alone. Beside her a large dragon like creature is walking, it's large head swaying as it looks around before scampering ahead of the woman to test the air, small flames licking from it's snout. ]

Not too far, alright Adeas?

[ The beast wiggled, it's long tail lashing from side to side as it looked back playfully. It was obvious to most that this reptile was in fact quite young. Especially if the exaggerated size of it's head was anything to go by.

Still, Ferin walked, staff that looked more like a broken tree branch at the ready. She wasn't where she had started, and so of course she wasn't too happy about her situation. She worried for her traveling companions more than anything. ]

[marshalofthepact]

[ Something is familiar, the familiar pull of another Dreamer? Wait, no not just any dreamer. ]

Caithe?

[ Trahearne seems surprised as he looks around, finally finding her lurking in the shadows.

She may be a master at hiding but there wasn't much of a place to hide in a place like this. ]

By the Pale Tree, Caithe!

[marshalofthepact]

[ Looking up towards the voice he heard, Trahearne was admittedly surprised.

He hadn't expected to see anyone he knew here. But sure enough, a familiar face. ]

Lightbringer Ackerman is that you? Well if it isn't a surprise and a pleasure to see a familiar face.

[marshalofthepact]

M-my apologies! I hadn't seen you.

[ Trahearne may have tried to catch the small human as she nearly fell. Her clothing seemed strange but it wasn't like he was one to talk. He didn't really know much of human clothes and customs after all.

Alright he knew more than some sylvari but still. ]

Are you alright miss?

[satanslash]

[Oh goodie, more newbies...

Ixie's gift of the more modern kitchen has already helped a great deal and is going to help even more now that there's another influx of new arrivals, but that doesn't mean Rin is happy about it. How many "heroes" does Ozuma need, anyway?!

Still, it's a chance to see if there are any other familiar faces in the crowd. Hands stuffed in the pockets of his slacks, Rin traveled quietly through the crowd, sword in it's case on his back and tail swaying slowly. So far no one caught his eye, but a certain large-headed creature moving in front of him was enough to make him stumble back with a surprised yelp.

Demon-- ?! ... no. It didn't feel like a demon.

Sure was big, though. Rin made a thoughtful face at Adeas, looking up to see...

Well.

A plant.

Person.

... okay, seriously? What the hell?!]

[eldindragon]

[ He'd been... probably finding a good place to put his hoard, lets be real, when he caught the scent of hatchling. It was a little faint - like the hatchling was just out of that stage, but it was still hatchling, dragonkin of some kind, and never let it be said Volga was a bad ruler of his kin.

So he does stomp into the altar room, ready to scoop up the hatchling and see whatever it needs, when he catches a voice commanding near where the scent was strongest.

There might already be sparks about his mouth as he stops near, and half-snarls. ]

What the fuck is this. [ Whether he's asking the fledgling, or the odd green thing, that is not clear. ]

[arrowroot]

[It's a good thing Trahearne actually heard her, because she was about to start poking people with the sharp end of an arrow if they wouldn't get out of her way.

Eventually the small Whispers agent did make it over to where he was standing, looking a bit breathless from running back from the tower to see the new arrivals.

She smiled up at him once she was able to straighten a bit more.]

It's damn good to see you, Marshal. Even in a place like this.

XD /pet

[arrowroot]

[Figures...

Ana has way more questions than that, but she's not about to push her luck. As irritated as she is with Caithe and her cagey behavior, she knew they needed allies in this place, not enemies.

She makes a face, scratching at her hair with a deep scowl.]

Fine. I guess if you want to ask me anything about this place, you can. I've been here a while already.

[papiliocaeruleo]

[Blue-chan? Damn, girl. Be cuter, she might actually get diabetes at this rate.

But that does get her to laugh in spite of the situation.]

Chloe.

[She doesn't mind the nickname, though. She gave one to Ibuki, after all.]

I guess the cosmic fates or whatever the hell have a thing for you and islands.